RANGPUR, Bangladesh Press Council (BPC) Chairman Justice
Md Nizamul Haque Nasim today said the political life of Father of the Nation
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was made worthwhile by coming into the
contact of journalists.
“The advice and massive publicity of the journalists accelerated
Bangabandhu’s movement and Bangladesh became independent with the inspiration
of the journalists society,” he said.
He was addressing a training workshop on “Prevention of yellow journalism and
objective journalism” organized by BPC at Rangpur Circuit House conference
room with the participation of 50 journalists from print and electronic media
as the chief guest.
Justice Nizamul said Bangabandhu thought it necessary to bring journalist
society under a legal framework. So he passed the Press Council Act on
February 14, 1974.
“Accordingly, BPC was established on August 18, 1979 following the Press
Council Act. The main goal of establishing BPC was to ensure the freedom of
the press, improve and preserve the quality of the press,” he said.
The BPC Chairman said the journalist community of Bangladesh could not work
independently at one time. There was no separate law for journalists during
the British and Pakistan eras.
“If a journalist files wrong, false or unfair reporting and if any person
becomes affected by this reporting and files a case in the Press Council,
then the council investigates the case and punishes the guilty,” he said.
He called upon the journalists to publish true, objective and newsworthy
news.
Addressing the workshop as a resource person, BPC Secretary (Additional
Secretary) Shyamal Chandra Karmaker said yellow journalists spread news
without following any rules and regulations and create instability in the
society.
“BPC will take necessary action against them,” he said, adding that
journalists should maintain vocabulary, language and sense of decency.
Credible, true and objective news should be disseminated alongside preventing
spreading lies or rumors.
Rangpur Additional Superintendent of Police (Administration and Finance) Md.
Tariqul Islam, Assistant Director of Rangpur District Information Office Md
Alamgir Kabir, senior officers of different offices attended the training
workshop.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha